Hernando ranks #37 in Florida for cheap rent
Hernando is ranked on 31 lists against the 635 Florida towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 4.
Faster-rising prices than 99% of Florida
Not better or worse, just Hernando’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
The lists Hernando does best on
Each list ranks every FL town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Hernando marked.
Hernando lands in the top half on 7 of 20 lists
Each dot is Hernando’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in FL, the right end is last. Areas where Hernando does best come first.
Hernando out-ranks 2 of its 4 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Every FL list, and where Hernando lands
38 lists from Census, school, health, library, crime, climate and land data. Tap any list to see every town on it.
Cost of living
Most affordable#1 Silver Springs · 0.4 yrs
#94
Cheapest rent#1 Chattahoochee · $613/mo
#37
Lowest property tax#1 Silver Springs · $199/yr
#54
Rent easiest to afford#1 Milton · 23.2%
Outdoors
Most conserved land#1 Tierra Verde · 58.9%
#45
Most trails#1 Lely · 6.3 mi / sq mi
#231
Most walkable#1 West Miami · 544 / sq mi
#594 Health
Healthiest#1 Bay Hill · 98 / 100
#467
H
Lowest obesity#1 Highland Beach · 20%
#357
Fewest smokers#1 Pelican Bay · 5%
#467
N
Most active#1 Nocatee · 15%
#455
Fewest uninsured#1 Longboat Key · 4%
#167
Lowest depression#1 Olympia Heights · 12%
#380
Closest to a top hospital#1 Fernandina Beach · 0.2 mi
#496 
Getting around
P Shortest commute#1 Pensacola Station · 9.7 min #506People
Most educated#1 Indian River Shores · 79.3%
#551
F
Youngest#1 Florida Gulf Coast University · 19.5
#565
Oldest#1 Timber Pines · 74.8
#70
Most residents 65+#1 The Villages · 85.2%
#64
Most kids#1 Wauchula · 39.3%
#502 
Climate
Mildest winters#1 Key West · 64.8°
#461
Hottest summers#1 Ave Maria · 92.7°
#220
Coolest summers#1 Key Largo · 89.0°
#329
Longest growing season#1 Arcadia · 324 days
#81
Wettest#1 Destin · 64 in
#402 Housing
Vacation-home towns#1 Lower Grand Lagoon · 57.1%
#142
Most new homes#1 Westlake · 146.3 per 1,000
Fastest-rising home prices#1 West Little River · +102.6%
#7
Housing hasn't kept up#1 Miami Shores · 63.2 per home
Libraries
Most-used libraries#1 North Miami Beach · 20.3 per resident
Most library borrowing#1 Winter Park · 17.4 per resident
Safety
Safest#1 Gulf Breeze · 4.8
The number on the right is Hernando’s spot. All of Florida’s rankings, with the map → · National lists and other states: all rankings.
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- 2,500+ residents. Census estimates for smaller towns carry margins of error too wide to rank fairly, so they sit out every FL list.
- One town, one row. A city that is both a city and a town in Census data, or a village inside a town, is counted once.
- Ties share a rank. Towns on one weather station, one school district or one CDC estimate share a figure, so they share a spot (T).
- No “worst” lists. Lists rank toward the good end, and share cards are made only for the top half. Age, snow and the like are character, not grades.
U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey 5-year, 2010 and 2020 censuses, Building Permits Survey), U.S. Department of Education, FBI Uniform Crime Reporting, CDC PLACES, Medicare Care Compare, IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FHFA House Price Index, NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. Each list explains its own method.